Assignment 4- Design a Green Ball Point Pen A ball point manufacturer has decide
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Assignment 4- Design a Green Ball Point Pen A ball point manufacturer has decided to manufacture a new "Green" pen that would be sold to companies wishing to demonstrate their commitment to green policies. It must be recognizable as a "green" pen. You have been retained to design the green pen. The pen must adhere to the ollowing design criteria 1.) It must be a ballpoint pen. 2.) It must have an attachment to clip to a pocket. 3.) It must be instantly recognizable as an environmentally friendly, "green", pen. 4.) It must provide at least 1 year of service under normal use circumstances 5.) It must cost under $1 per pen (excluding the cost of the ink tube and ball point). 6.) It must be recyclable. The design must include drawings and descriptions adequate to enable a drafter to complete fabrication drawings. It must also have a short description of its "green-ness" that would be included with each pen. This description will inform the user why this pen is considered environmentally friendly. The design does not need to include the ink tube with the ball point or the mechanism internal to retract or extend the ink tube. The manufacturer will provide this portion of the design. The green pen must fit a standard ink tube.Explanation / Answer
Answer:
A nice idea would be a pen made of bamboo as in most part of the world bamboos grow naturally without much use. A bamboo is free and strong enough fro a pen. It can be coloured in green and nice little quiotes can be written on them.
The specific compressive strength of Bamboo is relatively higher than wood, brick, or concrete, because of its structure. Additionally, it have high specific tensile strength that rivals steel.
Hence, Bamboo pens can easily be made and the cost per pen will be way below then $1.